Monthly Archive: November 2014

Movie Breakdown: Low Down

People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different.  In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing led us to believe, how the movie...

Nightblooms (Jennifer)

Karla Manzur is one of busiest musicians in Austin. She currently sings and is a multi-instrumentalist with some of the best musicians in town – Dana Falconberry, Alejandro Escovedo, Abram Shook, Nakia, and more. Amidst...

Flesh Lights (Dan)

I love Flesh Lights,.  They’re not just one of Austin’s premier bands, but one of the best punk acts in this great nation. Guitarist Max Vandever and cousin Elissa Ussery (drums) used to play as...

Keep Shelly In Athens

I wasn’t aware that Sarah P had decided to give up her vocal duties in Keep Shelly In Athens.  What happened?  Which one of you did something to annoy her?  What a bummer.  On the bright...

Weekly Movie News Rundown

Time for your weekly movie news update!  Below you’ll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what’s been going on over the past week in movieland.  If something leaves you...

Happy Metal Fun Time (Chuck)

Last month I wrote about the Housecore Horror Film Festival that took place a couple weeks ago. It was a smash hit, with some excellent acts, and great horror films, but my friend and organizer...

Stream This

From the depths of the SOTO inbox, I present to you your weekly serving of the latest and greatest album streams and videos.  Enjoy. FULL ALBUM STREAMS Please note that the majority of the streams...

In Review: Austin Film Festival 2014

Austin Film Festival has come and gone!  This year I managed to catch eight films, and mini-reviews of each one await you below.  Read on. The Humbling The Humbling isn’t a bad movie, but it...

Chvrches

If you’ve been curious about Chvrches and the mysterious song (the one referred to as either Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder or Eddie Murphy) that they’ve recently been playing live, then prepare to be satisfied –  an...